Monthly Archives: March 2015

THE CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS OF UNSCHOOLING: Questionnaire Results

Record: Peter Gray and Gina Riley, “The Challenges and Benefits of Unschooling, According to 232 Families Who Have Chosen that Route” in Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning 7, no. 14 (2013): 1-27. [Article] Summary: Gray is a professor of psychology at Boston … Continue reading

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RECONCILING POLICY DISSONANCE: How Governments Respond when Citizens Rebel

Record: Anat Gofen, “Reconciling Policy Dissonance: Patterns of Governmental Response to Policy Noncompliance” in Policy Sciences 48, no. 1 (2014): 3-24. [Abstract] Summary: Gofen is a lecturer at The Federmann School of Public Policy and Governance as part of The Hebrew University of … Continue reading

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CHILD TORTURE AS A FORM OF CHILD ABUSE: Homeschooling’s Role

Record: Barbara L. Knox, Suzanne P. Starling, Kenneth W. Feldman, Nancy D. Kellogg, Lori D. Frasier, and Suzanna L. Tiapula, “Child Torture as a Form of Child Abuse” in Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma 7, (2014): 37-49. Summary:  The authors, affiliated … Continue reading

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THE CHANGING CONVERSATION AROUND HOMESCHOOLING: More Data and Less Ideology

Record: Mary Rice Hasson, “The Changing Conversations around Homeschooling: An Argument for More Data and Less Ideology” in The University of St. Thomas Journal of Law and Public Policy (2012*): 1-23. [First Page] Summary: Hasson is a fellow at the Catholic Studies … Continue reading

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